Method of and apparatus for applying the lateral surfaces on containers



June 18, 1929. A. A. BUREAU 1.717.834

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR'APPLYINGTHE LATERAL SURFACES ON CONTAINERSFiled Nov. 17, 1926 eve;

Patented June 18, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR ALFRED BUREAU, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 WESTERN ELECTRICCOMPANY, INCORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION GE NEW YORK.

METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TIL-IE LATERAL SURFACES ONCONTAINERS.

Application filed November 17, 1826. Serial No. 148,990.

This invention relates to a method of and apparatus; for applying thelateral surfaces on containers, and more particularly to a method of andapparatus for positioning and retaining lags on cable reels.

Heretoforc it has been a practice in some instances to lag cable reelsby nailing the lugs to the heads of the reel which involves aconsiderable amount of time and labor and after the lags have beennailed on a reel several times the heads become badly damaged by thenails. In some cases reel heat s thus damaged become useless, while inother cases considerable expense must be incurred to make themserviceable. Numerous attempts have been made to retain. the lags on thereel by means of straps or bands which have provcn that it was diliicultif not impossible to draw the straps .01 bands tight enough to retainthe lags firmly on the reel when the reel is rolled on the lags duringtransportation.

An object of the present invention is to provide a convenient andeffective method of and apparatus for positioning enclosing elements andretaining them securely on the end members by means of straps or bands,which have obviated the difficulties heretofore encountered.

In accordance with one embodiment, the invention contemplates fasteninga pair of straps to a cable reel, rotating the reel as the lags arepositioned between the reel head and the straps and When the lags havebeen positioned, the straps are sealed while the lags are deflectedinwardly at a central point.

It is believed that a complete understanding of the invention may be hadby reference to the following description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing illustrating an apparatus embodying the inventionand which may be employed in practicing the improved method, and inwhich Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus corresponding to aview taken on the line 11 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the lines 33of Fig. 2 illustrating the manner in which the individual lags aredeflected, and

Fig. 4% is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 4-4 ofFig. 2.

drums.

Referring to the drawing in which similar reference characters representthe same parts in the several views, a reel 6 of any suitable charactersuch as is frequently used for transporting lead covered cable isrepresented as rotatably mounted on a shaft 7 supported by a pair ofjacks 88. A pair ofbraces 9+9 are provided to receive the thrust of apositioning and handing apparatus 11, the upper portions of the bracesbeing provided with channel shaped guide members 12-12 which engage thesides of square heads 13-48 of the jacks.

The positioning and handing apparatus is mounted on a pair of standards1 l11-, the upper faceof each of which is provided with a pair ofsupports 15-15 which carry an angularly shaped member 16 upon whichbearings 17-17 are slidably mounted. A shaft 18 carrying two drums 1919is rotatably mounted in the bearings and is pro-- vided with a handwheel 21 to rotate the The drums may be moved toward and away from thereel by means of a pair of screws 2222 which engage tl'ireaded portions23-23 of the hearings to adjust the apparatus to accommodate varioussizes of reels. A pair of spools 2424 carrying straps or bands 25-25 ofany suitable type used for securing the lags of the reel are mountedunder the apparatus and the straps are fed therefrom through springpressed tension members 2626 between guide members 2727, and over thedrums to the reel.

In order to prevent a longitudinal dis placement of the lags, they areeach provided with a notch or cutaway portion 28 (Fig. at either endleaving shoulders 292J to engage the internal faces of reel heads 3131so that the ends of the lags will remain flush with the external facesof the reel heads. The opposite face of arch lag is provided with a pairof grooves 3338 which serve to retain the straps in definite positionsand also prevent them from protruding above the surface of the reel.

In practicing the method of this invention, the reel 6 is rolled intoposition, the shaft 7 is inserted in the reel and the jacks are thenraised until. the reel is free to turn. A first lag '32 is then nailedon the reel, which may be permanent or only temporary, and the ends ofthe straps or hands are nailed to the lag in the grooves 3333. When thefirst lag has been nailed to the reel and the straps attached thereto,the drum may be rotated by means of a hand wheel 21, and the reel headsmay be rotated by hand, the remaining lags being fed into the spacebetween the rotating drum and reel heads. The tension means 26-26 are soadjusted as to retain the bands sufficiently taut to hold the lagsfirmly against the reel heads until all of the lags have beenpositioned. A cable 8% is then led from hook 37 under and around thereel and secured to hook 36, and a high tension is produced in the cableby means of a. turnbuckle 35 secured in the hook 87. This results in aconsiderable deflection of each of the lags about the entire reel (Fig.3), and while the lags are thus deflected, the straps 2525 are drawnsnugly about the reel in the grooves 33-453 and the ends of each of thestraps are then sealed'in accordance with means well known in the art.After the straps are sealed, the cable as may be removed which willallow the lags 32 to assume a less deflected position and any slackwhich may have been present in the straps or bands will be taken up andthe lags will be held firmly on the reel heads for all prac ticalpurposes. The reel may then be removed from the apparatus and theprocess repeated on other reels.

It will be understood that the embodiment of the invention hereindescribed and illustrated is merely aconvenient and useful form of theinvention which is capable of many other modifications without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention.

hat is claimed is:

1. A method of applying lags on circular end members, which consists ofrotatably mounting the end members, securing one lag thereto, attachinga strap to the secured lag, feeding the remaining lags between the endmembers and the strap to position the lags as the end members arerotated, deflecting the lags after they are positioned, sealing thestrap while the lags are deflected, and decreasing the deflection of thelags to firmly engage the strap against the lags.

2. A method of applying lags on circular end members, which consists ofsecuring one lag to the members, attaching a pair of straps to thesecured lag, positioning the remaining lags between the straps and thecircular end members, retaining the lags in position by ap] )lying atension to the straps, applying a deflecting force to the lags afterthey have been positioned, sealing the straps while the lags aredeflected, and withdrawing the deflecting force to vary the degree ofdeflection of the lags.

I 3. In an apparatus for applying lags on circular end members, meansfor position.

5. In an apparatus for applying lags on circular end members, adjustablemeans for rotatably mounting end members of different sizes, meansincluding drums for simultaneously positioning lags and a plurality oftensioned retaining bands around the end members, andineans foradjusting the drums to correspond with the adjustment of the mountingmeans for difiierent sizes of end members.

6. A method of applying enclosing elements on end members which consistsin securing one end of a flexible member to one of the enclosingelements, then feeding enclosing elements between the flexible meni herand the end members to completely surround the end members, applyingpressure to flex the enclosing elements inwardly, interconnecting theends ol? the flexible member to secure the enclosing elements upon theend members, and releasing the pressure.

7. A method of applying enclosing ele- 'ments to spaced end members toform a container, which consists in placing the enclosing elements uponthe end members to eompletely surround the same, applying pressure todeflect the enclosing elements inwardly between the end members,securing a flexible member snugly around the enclosing members, andreleasing the pressure to put the flexible member under tension.

8. A method of applying notched lags to the circular end members of acable reel, which consists in placing the lags across the end members tocompletely surround the same, applying pressure to deflect the lagsinwardly between the end members, placing a strap snugly around thelags, securing the ends of the strap together, and releasing thepressure to put the strap under tension.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 6th day ofNovember, A. I). 1926.

ARTHUR ALFRED BUREAU.

